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The third orientation day was meant to be having our lighting talk presentations from each team. We presented details about the Skyway Full-scale track expansion which included benefits of having an automated transit system, possible drawbacks of this system and how to solve them, and pros and cons of track designs of past teams. I was excited about presentation because the audience was actively participating. After concluding our presentations, we helped Prof. Burford to assemble the full-scale track from the Spring 2018 team. The task was completed in less than an hour because we got help from Eric and the full-scale bogie team. Once the track was built, we called it a day.

This orientation day was helpful for many students who did not have SolidWorks Skills. Since I was very familiar with SolidWorks, but Paul showed us some shortcuts and faster ways of finishing the lego part. After I finished modeling the lego part, I saved it as an .STL file and insertED into CURA. However, I ran into a problem when I tried to 3-D print the part. Every time, I inserted model and properly oriented in CURA, it disappeared the model from the layout. My teammate Dustin explained to me the procedure on how to 3-D print the lego part, but I couldn't resolve the problem. Next, we learned how to use the Tig welder. It was pretty straightforward that I learned pretty fast. I also discussed the lightning talk and potential design concepts for the curved portion of the track with my teammates.

Hello all, my name in Nilupa Gunaratne. I am a mechanical engineering graduate student at San Jose State. I am an international student from Sri Lanka. I am very excited to be part of the Spartan Superway Project. This opportunity will enhance my engineering knowledge and experiences regarding transportation. And, also looking forward to making new friends. Email: gunaratnenr@gmail.com Tel: 415-565-9563